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Yankees And Red Sox Set For Historic Postseason Wild Card Series
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Boston clinched the American League’s second Wild Card spot and No. 5 seed with a 4-3 win over the Cubs, setting up a best-of-three series against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium beginning Tuesday. The seventh postseason meeting between the rivals is a rematch of last year’s series, which New York won 2-1; the Yankees also took this season’s regular-season series 7-6, and the series winner will advance to face the Tampa Bay Rays. Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is expected to start one of the first two games, while Boston may turn to left-hander Payton Tolle. Aaron Judge’s calf strain and Willson Contreras’ injured finger are injury concerns, and Boston’s left-handed pitching could test a Yankees lineup with many left-handed hitters.
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Boston rallied from a three-run deficit to beat Chicago: Connor Wong’s seventh-inning double broke the tie, and the Red Sox bullpen gave up no hits after the sixth.
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Roman Anthony had two doubles and a triple and scored three runs in Boston’s clinching win.
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The Red Sox have a new manager: Chad Tracy took over after Alex Cora was dismissed 27 games into the season.
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Ben Rice has emerged as a key Yankees hitter, finishing the regular season with 41 home runs and an .897 OPS.
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the team might not finalize its Wild Card roster until Monday night, with Giancarlo Stanton, Trent Grisham and Ryan Weathers among the injured players who could affect roster plans.
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